FedEx, the US express postal delivery group, has announced double-figure turnover growth in Europe for the financial year ending May 31, despite the slowdown in the US economy and the events of September 11. It also has a positive view of the year ahead.
Read MoreThe French post office (La Poste) will see a third of its turnover exposed to competition on January 1 2003 when the dispatch of postal items weighing more than 100g is liberalised within the European Union. Then, when the second stage of the EU postal-sector liberalisation programme begins in 2006 with its extension to items of 50g and over, La Poste will lose its monopoly on Business-to-Customer (B-to-C) postal services – its core activity.
Read MoreSix European logistics companies, including ISL Logistics (SupplyLane), have joined forces to launch a new panEuropean alliance which will provide customers with a single point of contact for a range of distribution and logistics services throughout Europe.
Read MoreForwarder Danzas has faith in rail freight, but believes liberalisation and partnerships are the way forward. The argument in favour of intermodal transport is an old and much mooted one. Everybody accepts that Europe needs to get more cargo on to its railways, if only to beat congestion on the motorways, while road transport is still necessary for the to-door leg of a consignment’s journey. The solution to this is clear: combined transport
Read MoreMail Volumes trends
Segments volumes trends: BtoC, CtoB, BtoB, CtoC
Volumes split by mail types
US Communications market trends
Survey done for Germany, France, Netherlands, UK and USA.
Luis A. Jimenez, VP and Chief Strategy Officer, Pitney Bowes
Marc Morelli, Director Postal Strategy Development, Pitney Bowes
Conference on Postal and Delivery Economics, CRRI Rutgers 2002, Postdam Germany
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